Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Benton County Historical Society & Museum
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Welcome to the Benton County Historical Society & Museum
Preserving the stories, artifacts, and heritage of Benton County, Minnesota since 1949.
Sauk Rapids, Benton Co., Minn.
📅 Today in History
United States
• 1788 Maryland becomes the 7th state to ratify the constitution
• 1974 Last Americans evacuated from Saigon
Minnesota
• The blueberry muffin became Minnesota’s state muffin in 1988.
• Minnesota covers 86,943 square miles.
Benton County
• The county seat was transferred again to Sauk Rapids in January 1859.
• Sauk Rapids was separately organized as a village in 1881.
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